dietmom5

The scope of the project was not defined as an inside/outside job, only that chinking would be done to improve the look of the cabin, protect from water damage and keep it contained against insects and animals.  Doing the outside accomplished his scope.  The beneficiary had no supplies as originally thought, so fundraising had to occur to make the project happen in the first place.  The hands on work was about approximately a 2-3 day process-with removal of the old chinking, gathering supplies and getting them set up, and a 7-8 hour day of actual chinking on the structure.  The substantial hours were definitely spent in research and development on this project, very frustrated to see a beneficiary come back and express dissatisfaction when they did not offer any guidance. They dropped off water at 8 am-left and didn't come back once until 3:30 pm, after we had packed up for the day.

Sorry to hear this unfortunate situation. You say that your son is already an Eagle Scout, so is this project an extension of his commitment to a lifetime of service, or is he actually a Life Scout working on his Eagle Scout Service Project? 

 

Either way, it sounds like a situation that could have been avoided if expectations were clearly communicated before work commenced (in the Eagle Scout Project Proposal and Work Plan) and feedback was received during construction. Firstly, I'd recommend a face to face meeting with the beneficiary, your son, and his Eagle Coach, so that all parties can review the Proposal (which the beneficiary signed agreeing to the scope of work). I encourage our scouts to share the Work Plan with the beneficiary to agree on the details developed from the Proposal, and then hold a pre-construction meeting at the project site to agree on the specifics.

 

Hopefully, the Proposal was detailed enough to show that the work was only to be performed on the exterior and to meet certain standards. Good luck!

Sorry-he is working toward his Eagle Scout--so this is his Eagle project

So, I'm the parent of an Eagle Scout-he has worked incredibly hard on a project, with little to no guidance and therefore, has had to do a lot of problem solving on his own.  He was doing log cabin chinking on a primitive structure for an Indian Village.  The beneficiary had NO oversight on the day of and we waited and waited for them to come out and check the work.  Finally, packed up all supplies--which was EXTENSIVE.  A day later beneficiary is not satisfied with the work.  He completed the exterior of the cabin chinking, but although they did not say, they want him to do the inside work as well.  Also, they didn't like the primitive look of the chinking and said it looked nothing like a "modern log cabin," which it isn't!!  It was well done and not sloppy.  My husband has been a General Contractor in the past and helped monitor the entire process.  Now she is expecting him to come back, touch it up, which might ruin it completely, and do the inside as well.  He has spent over 260 hours on this project.  How can I help him respond to this scenario?

I don't know what happened-but we lost a bag that had 7 of our son's merit badges in them before they were able to be sewn to his sash. He still has the blue cards and I assume they have a record through BSA that this was awarded to him. How do you go about replacing a badge--and are they costly. I assume we would pay this out of pocket, although our troop usually covers these costs so I am not familiar.